The fifth COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund Impact Report is available and looks back on the Fund’s allocations from October 1 to December 31, 2020. During this period, the Fund contributed USD 4.7 million to the World Health Organization ( WHO) and its partners, bringing the total disbursements to USD 224 million. The report highlights the […]
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This Thursday, 4th february 2021, the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation is participating in the conference “News from foundations and NPOs during the Coronavirus crisis”, organised by the French-speaking branch of proFonds. This event is an opportunity to provide an overview of the latest news, particularly the legal ones, from Swiss foundations and non-profit associations. The speakers […]
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What legal systems and practices are most conducive to supporting and strengthening the philanthropic sector? Giedre Lideikyte Huber, guest of the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation Blog on the Le Temps platform, explores this question. Based on the latest OECD report on the taxation of philanthropy, the author shares three lines of thought for Switzerland. We invite […]
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Alors qu’elle n’a longtemps été discutée que dans des cercles académiques restreints, la fiscalité de la philanthropie suscite depuis peu une attention marquée. Cela découle notamment de tendances globales ainsi que d’événements plus ponctuels (dont évidemment la pandémie actuelle) qui encouragent la collecte massive de fonds caritatifs. Certaines estimations évaluent la philanthropie à près de […]
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En mars, ma fille ainée de 15 ans me demandait si l’épidémie du Covid19 entrerait dans l’histoire avec un grand « H ». J’aurais été alors bien en peine d’anticiper ces mois éprouvants que nous avons tous vécu, qui marqueront sans nul doute les histoires de chacun d’entre nous. Ces dernières semaines, nous avons pu […]
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We would like to inform you that Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and WISE philanthropy advisors are moving their offices. We thank you in advance for taking note of our new address to update your database: Place de Cornavin 2 1211 Geneva 1 Post office box and phone numbers of each organisation remain the same. We invite […]
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In its 2020 edition of the series “The 300 richest in Switzerland”, the magazine Bilan devoted a dossier on philanthropy and the strong mobilization of donors for health, reinforced by the current health emergency context. Etienne Eichenberger contributed to this notebook by reviewing in particular the collaboration of the foundation he chairs Swiss Philanthropy Foundation […]
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Created in 2016, this philanthropic fund aims to promote the empowerment of women and girls around the world by improving their access to education, health care and entrepreneurship. Biologist and successful entrepreneur, Erin Gainer is the founder. Alongside her family, she sits on the Steering Committee, while being very involved in the implementation and monitoring […]
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Teams from the Transnational Giving Europe (TGE) and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation spoke with Marina Anselme, Secretary General of the MSC Foundation, a public utility organization member of the Transnational Giving Europe network. The opportunity to discuss the activities carried out by the organization and its development prospects. But also the advantages and opportunities represented by […]
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On the occasion of “Giving Tuesday”, day of generosity, we tried to answer this question, by giving the floor to François Dermange, guest of the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation Blog on the Le Temps platform. In his testimony, which is both contemporary and timeless, he gives us his thoughts on the motivations for generosity, notably through […]
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